How does the Rapid Hit trait work in Destiny 2

A Guardian’s weapon is only as good as the perks it rolls with.Destiny 2players have known this for some time, but how many know exactly why certain traits trump others? Beneath the cool names and flashy functions, a little understanding can go a long way. And that’s true even for a mundane-sounding trait like Rapid Hit. Inthe currentDestiny 2sandbox, almost all weapons come with two weapon traits alongside a barrel and ammo perks....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Donna Moore

How to complete Liminality in Destiny 2: The Final Shape

Liminality is the Strike added toDestiny 2withThe Final Shapeexpansion, and it’s a real banger. It’s got everything that makes the expansion’s campaign so much fun to play through and forms a key part of it towards the end, but it’s fairly complex the first time around. You’ll first play through Liminality as a narrative story mission when experiencingThe Final Shape‘s campaign. It’s not the meatiest mission in the story, but it has a few mechanics that will force you to think on your feet and some extremely pressured encounters you won’t have seen before....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1034 words · Colin Robinson

How to get iron nuggets in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

I’ve got some things to iron out One of the key elements ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizons‘gameplay is crafting, which means gathering resources is key. Iron nuggets are important to a lot of different DIY recipes in the game, and while at first they can seem pretty elusive, there are some strategies you’re able to employ to help guarantee you’ll have everything you need. Thankfully none of them are too complicated, so with a little bit of elbow grease, your inventory will be overflowing with iron nuggets in no time....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · William Simon

How to use the yellow portals in Slime Rancher 2: Into the Labyrinth

Slime Rancher 2’sGrey Labyrinth is full of mysterious puzzles, slimes with peculiar abilities, and random contraptions without an apparent purpose. However, everything has its place in the Labyrinth, with the glowing yellow portals being especially handy if you’re looking for a specific Plort type. How to find yellow portals in Slime Rancher 2 Yellow portals spawn exclusively inSlime Rancher 2’sGrey Labyrinthas part of the Into the Labyrinth update. Although you won’t find many within the Labyrinth itself, outside the ruins, there are several, including some locked behindSun Door puzzles....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Emma Nelson

Ikari III: The Rescue is the latest Arcade Archives release

Who needs Doom Eternal? Hamster returns to a classic SNK franchise for this week’s Arcade Archives release, as Ikari III: The Rescue has been made available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released in arcades in 1989, before later being ported to home computers and the NES,Ikari IIIis the sequel to 1986 releasesIkari WarrriorsandVictory Road.The run ‘n’ gun release sees Ralf and Clark (or Vince and Paul) dispatched to the jungle to take down a guerilla force, responsible for the kidnapping of the President’s child....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Kent Ellis

IO Interactive confirms Agent 47 is getting some rest following Hitman 3

A well-deserved vacation With the rebootedHitmantrilogy come to a close withHitman 3, IO Interactive is looking ahead to its next project. Part of that, it sounds like, is giving Agent 47 a little break. In arecent interview with IGN, IO Interactive CEO and co-owner Hakan Abrak discussed the future of theHitmanfranchise, afterHitman 3put a neat bowon the trilogy’s story. “Our thinking right now is Agent 47 deserves a bit of a rest,” said Abrak....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Kurt Malone

It’s Poland’s Independence Day, so here’s a sale on a bunch of Polish games

Who’s the Polish Will Smith? June 08, 2025 — the same date as the end of World War I — is when Poland became a free country for the second time. For the previous 123 years, it was ruled by other forces like the Russian Empire. Admittedly, I did not know any of this before today. I am a Bad American who really only knows the US’ Independence Day because we get an excuse to drink and to blow things up....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Wesley Sutton

Jimquisition: Perfect Pasta Sauce

Jimquisition happens every Monday! This week, Jimquisition gives you a brief lesson in pasta sauce, and ties it into the misguided quest for perfection currently plaguing the so-called “AAA” title scene. Expanding on a few ideas found in last week’s episode, today is all about variety, expectation, and catering to the silent markets that could be making publishers money, if only they bothered paying attention … and learned a thing or two about pasta....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Julie Hall

Korean action MMO Blade & Soul a right step for the genre, coming West on January 19

After three years It’s been a long time coming. Hugely popular Korean MMOBlade & Soulwas confirmed for Western release overthree years agoand it’s finally happening. It went into beta last month and some beta weekends remain: November 24–30 (English), December 11–14 (English, French, German), December 18–21 (English, French, German). The official release date is July 27, 2025. Name reservation starts January 11 (you can get into that nifty character creator, too) for people who purchased Founder’s packs of this otherwise free-to-play game and early access to the game itself begins January 15....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Melanie Paul

Life is Strange’s Warren is taking things too far

Life is strange (when you have a stalker) Alright, dude. We get it. You’re into the girl. All the nervous chatter and endless texts killed your cover. It’s okay, though. She might be into you too. But, what she won’t be into is finding you hiding behind bushes staring up into her room first thing in the morning when she wakes up. How do we know?Because absolutely no one is into that....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Hannah Rich

Like most MOBAs, it looks like Pokemon Unite is predictably getting skins

Dress up Pokemon Uniteis a Tencent MOBA. So we kindaknewit would be heavily monetized from the get-go. But thanks toa leak from Centro Pokemon(assuredly from the current closed testing period), we have more of an idea of what that actually entails. So what do we have here? Well it looks like a combination of hats (of the pirate, dapper, tophat, scuba variety) and outfits. A Super Sentai theme is shown, as is a dashing heroic cape and a goofy banana yellow suit for Mr....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Anne Elliott

Lissandra is the newest League of Legends champion

The ice witch approaches Lissandra has arrived in the world ofLeague of Legends, and she’s ready to take care of business. An an ice witch, Lissandra has the power to impare enemy movement first and foremost, as nearly all of her abilities snare or slow enemy Champions. She looks very similar to Morgana design wise, which is my absolute favorite Champion, so I think Lissandra and I are going to get along very well....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Jesse Alexander

Mark Cerny muses on Knack and I love it

Cerny is the man Do you like Mark Cerny? Do you want to hear him speak Japanese and talk about his upcoming game,Knack? Who doesn’t, right? Well this video is for you, as it gives us a more in-depth look at the game, in terms of the story, visuals, and the overall gameplay experience. I’m not crazy aboutKnackin general (the art style is a bit too bland for me), but I’ll definitely be checking it out around the PS4’s launch for sure....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Lynn Gonzalez